Donald K BIGNALL
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 19138691 | |||||||||
| AGE | 27 yo | |||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1917 | |||||||||
| STATE | CALIFORNIA | |||||||||
| FAMILY | Maried | |||||||||
| RANK | Cpl | |||||||||
| FONCTION | Paratroopers | |||||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Skilled mechanics and repairmen |  | ||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 29 september 1942 San Francisco CALIFORNIA | |||||||||
| COMPANY | Company I | |||||||||
| BATTALION | 3rd Battalion | |||||||||
| REGIMENT | 506th Parachutiste Infantry Regiment | |||||||||
| DIVISION | 101st Airborne Division | |||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 6 june 1944 |  | ||||||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Magneville | |||||||||
| DATA PLAN | Douglas C-47 - type A-75-DL - s/n 42-100905 9X*? Chalk #15
Mission: Serial 16 Mission Albany - Paratroopers Transportation of 506th 101st AB - DZ-C (Hiesville) Position of the C47: 6juin1944.com Take Off: Station 463 Exeter, Devon UK For a drop at 01:40 Shots by flak | |||||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | |||||||||
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| DECORATION |
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Crew of Douglas C-47 - type A-75-DL - s/n 42-100905 Chalk #15 |
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| 1st Lieutenant | Ray Ben PULLEN | Pilot | 95th TCS - 440th TCG |  |
Dead - Farmington Cem. KENTUCKY |
| 2nd Lieutenant | John M GREELEY | CoPilot | 95th TCS - 440th TCG | Dead - Riverview Cem. INDIANA | |
| S/Sergeant | Sidney H SALTZMAN | Radio | 95th TCS - 440th TCG | Dead - Mount Sharon Cem. Springfield, PENNSYLVANIA | |
| S/Sergeant | Finney W GORDON | Dispo | 95th TCS - 440th TCG | Dead - Mem Park Cem. Tulsa, OKLAHOMA | |
Crew Paratroopers |
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| 1st Lieutenant | Gerald V Jr HOWARD | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | |
Dead - Cim Am Ardennes Neupre (Belg) |
| Pfc | Warren K CARNEY | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| Pfc | John J KITTIA | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| Pfc | William R OLSEN | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| Pvt | James J FARRELL | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| Pfc | Frederick H SMITH | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead | |
| Pvt | Paul J WEBER | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - St-Andrew Cem. Shields, MICHIGAN | |
| Pvt | Howard PHILLIPS | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Aragon Cem. GEORGIA USA | |
| Pvt | Glen L WEIRICH | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | |
Dead - MIA - Tablets Cambridge |
| Pvt | Clarence M WRIGHT | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - MIA | |
| Pvt | John A WRIGHT | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| Sergeant | Robert TODD | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| T/4 | John E BRAY | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Greenwood Cem. New Orleans, LOUISIANA | |
| Cpl | Donald K BIGNALL | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
| Cpl | Marvin Murry STALLINGS | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Fort Sam Houston Nat Cem. San Antonio, TEXAS | |
| T/5 | Orville R VANDERPOOL | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Coop Prairie Cem. Mansfield, ARKANSAS | |
| Pfc | Gilbert AMABISCO | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - St-Marys Cath Cem. Sacramento, CALIFORNIA | |
| Pfc | Richard L CALHOON | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Mound Grove Cem. Independence, MISSOURI | |
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Stele in memory of men who fell during the C47 crash at Magneville
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| INFORMATION SOURCES | Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |